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Artest drank at halftime while with Chicago

Published 7 hours ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Ron Artest revealed in an interview with The Sporting News that he drank alcohol while with the Chicago Bulls from 1999 to 2002. "I used to drink Hennessy ... at halftime," Artest said in an interview with the magazine that will hit the newsstands Dec. 7. "I (kept it) in my locker. I'd just ...
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Lakers 110, Hornets 99

Published 23 hours ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

The Lakers were too big, too strong, too experienced, too deep and too talented to lose to the shorthanded New Orleans Hornets tonight. Andrew Bynum scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and added three assists to lead the Lakers to their seventh consecutive victory and the top overall spot ...
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Halftime: Lakers 62, Hornets 42

Published 24 hours ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

The Lakers appeared well on their way to their seventh consecutive victory tonight, battering the shorthanded New Orleans Hornets. Andrew Bynum scored a team-leading 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting in the first half. Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest had 11 points apiece and Pau Gasol scored 10. The ...
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Gasol interview

Published 2 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Pau Gasol interview from earlier today. General comments: "I think we're on the right track. We're playing well. We're playing aggressively. It's a good place to be. There are always things you can work on to get to a better place. For the most part, we're playing at a very high level. ... ...
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Lakers 106, Nets 87

Published 2 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Kobe Bryant scored 30 points on 11-for-17 shooting tonight and Pau Gasol added 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting as the Lakers handed the New Jersey Nets their record-tying 17th consecutive loss to start the season. Jordan Farmar added 15 points in a reserve role as the Lakers won their sixth in a ...
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Halftime: Lakers 59, Nets 34

Published 3 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Kobe Bryant scored 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting and Pau Gasol added 10 points as the Lakers threatened to turn the game into a farce. The Lakers shot 52.5 percent in the first half and limited the Nets to 34.2 percent shooting. The Lakers led by as many as 27 points in the first half and ...
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Lakers face coach-less Nets

Published 3 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

The New Jersey Nets fired coach Lawrence Frank a few hours before tonight's game against the Lakers at Staples Center. The Nets replaced him with assistant coach Tom Barrise and said in a statement that a "permanent replacement for Coach Frank has not been determined." The Nets were 0-16 to ...
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Halftime: Lakers 60, Warriors 50

Published 3 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

OAKLAND -- Pau Gasol had 16 points and five rebounds in the first half tonight as the Lakers exploited their size advantage over the Golden State Warriors. Andrew Bynum added 11 points and Ron Artest had nine, Kobe Bryant scored only five. Corey Maggette led the Warriors with 13 points. Monta ...
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This just in: Jackson reveals plans

Published 5 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Lakers coach Phil Jackson doesn't often talk about his game plan, except in general terms. He said more than usual today when he announced Kobe Bryant would defend Golden State's Monta Ellis when the teams play Saturday night in Oakland. Ellis is averaging 28.9 points in 43.4 minutes. He has ...
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Bench woes

Published 7 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Lakers coach Phil Jackson wasn't pleased by the play of the Bench Mob during Tuesday's victory over the New York Knicks. Here's what he had to say about the ongoing battle to get more out of the second unit: "Right now they're just filling minutes for guys who are getting a rest on the bench. ...
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Was it a bad win?

Published 7 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Pilots like to say there's no such thing as a bad landing. Coaches like to say there's no such thing as a bad win. The Lakers led almost from start to finish, but they also nearly let a 25-point lead get away form them in the fourth quarter of tonight's 100-90 victory over the New York Knicks. ...
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Lakers 100, Knicks 90

Published 7 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Kobe Bryant scored 34 points on 14-for-20 shooting, an efficient night on a night when the Lakers' rhythm came and went against the overmatched New York Knicks. Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum added 17 points apiece. Pau Gasol had 11 points and a team-leading 16 rebounds. Derek Fisher scored 12 ...
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Halftime: Lakers 55, Knicks 45

Published 8 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Kobe Bryant scored 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting in the first half to lead the Lakers, and Andrew Bynum added 10 points and six rebounds. Pau Gasol had nine points and a team-leading nine rebounds. David Lee and Wilson Chandler had 11 each for New York. Big question, why was this game so ...
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NYT interviews Bryant

Published 8 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Kobe Bryant did a sit-down interview last week with a reporter from The New York Times, who was out here for a few days picking up stuff to advance tonight's game between the Lakers and the New York Knicks. Bryant had a couple of interesting responses. Here are two: Question: Do you feel ...
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Jim Buss on Ron Artest
— insidesocal.com — Jim Buss, the Lakers' VP in charge of player personnel, had this to say about the signing... of Ron Artest as a free agent last summer: "I think Artest is an incredible defender and he's a perfect fit for this team. I think we improved. He enjoys ... (more) Jim Buss on Ron Artest

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Went to a game and ...

Published 9 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

... a concert broke out, thanks to the American Music Awards ending across the street at the Nokia Theatre The Lakers were well ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder when things started popping early in the fourth quarter. No, not on the court but in the stands. Just as the fourth quarter started ...
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Lakers 101, Thunder 85

Published 9 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, including two on a shot from behind the backboard, and Andrew Bynum shook off an ankle injury to score 25 points and grab a team-leading nine rebounds. Pau Gasol added 15 points in his second game back on the active roster after sitting out the first 11 games ...
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Halftime: Lakers 57, Thunder 34

Published 10 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum each scored 15 points to lead the Lakers to a 23-point lead over the Thunder by halftime tonight. Bryant made 7 of 13 shots and Bynum hit 6 of 7. Bynum also had a team-leading six rebounds after sitting out the last two practices because of what the team called a ...
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Buss interview

Published 10 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Team owner Jerry Buss held his annual sit-down chat with Lakers beat writers tonight. He was joined by his son, Jim, and they stressed their desire to win championships outweighs their desire to make lots and lots of money. In a perfect world, they would make money and win. Anyway, here's some ...
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Bynum sits out again

Published 11 days ago by Elliott Teaford at Inside the Lakers

Andrew Bynum sat out of practice for the second straight day, but told Lakers coach Phil Jackson he intends to play Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bynum sprained his right ankle during the third quarter of the Lakers' victory Thursday over the Chicago Bulls. He also did not practice ...
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